Deadline for 'burqa' extended

SRINAGAR, SEPT. 1. As the deadline for women in Kashmir Valley to
wear burqa was extended today by 10 days by the militant outfit,
Lashkar-e-Jabbar, security was beefed up in and around women's
educational institutions as a precautionary measure.

In a telephonic statement to a local news agency, the outfit,
which gave a diktat last month, announced they were extending the
deadline by 10 days following a request by women's organisation,
the Dukhtaran-e-Millat, which supported the campaign.- PTI

Veiled women walk in a busy street as a paramilitary vehicle
passes by in Srinagar on Saturday.